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The conflict between the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The…The conflict betvveene the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The…
The conflict between the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The Christian warfare wherein is described the nature of these combatants, the malice and power of the flesh and fleshly lusts, with the means whereby we may subdue and overcome them. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word.The conflict betvveene the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The Christian warfare wherein is described the nature of these combatants, the malice and power of the flesh and fleshly lusts, with the meanes whereby we may subdue and ouercome them. By Iohn Dovvname Batchelar in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by William Jones, 1618London: printed by William Iones, 1618
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1The second reason objected is grounded upon the Apostles words. 1. Cor. 9. 27. But I keep under (or as the vulgar Latin hath it) chastise my body, least by any means when I my self have preached to others, I my self should be a castaway. Where the Apostle maketh the body (as they think) 2the enemy against which he fighteth, and the chief object of mortification. To which I answer first, that we do not deny, but that the body is corrupted, as well as the soul, 3and that sin holdeth part of his residence even in our earthly members; in which regard this natural corruption is to be subdued even in the body, by those exercises of mortification which the Scriptures have prescribed, as fastings, watchings, laborious exercises in the duties of Christianity and of our spiritual callings. And to this he exhorteth us. Col. 3. 5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon 4the earth; whereby he meaneth those sins which dwell in our earthly members, to wit, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, as he expoundeth himself in the next words. But all this doth not exempt the soul, from being the seat also of natural corruption; yea even the chief palace where sin dwelleth. Secondly, I answer that by body in this place is not meant the substance 5of the flesh, but the whole corrupt man, or part unregenerate both soul and body; In which sense the Apostle elsewhere calleth himself carnal, extending this fleshly corruption to his whole person; even as by members we are to understand those special sins which dwell in the members, as the Apostle in that place of the Colossians explaineth it. And this he calleth this (a) body of sin, the law of sin which was in his members, and the body of death, and saith, that the old man is (b